Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades: 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s
Years: 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 - 1695 - 1696 1697 1698 1699 1700
Events
- Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703)
- July 17- The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament.
- December 31 - A window tax is imposed in England causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax.
- February 6 - Ahmed II of Turkey
- April 13 - Jean de la Fontaine, French poet
- July 8 - Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician and physicist
- November 21 - Henry Purcell, British composer
- December 12 - Jacob Abendana, British rabbi\n